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Chylothorax Due to Superior Vena Cava Obstruction in a Patient With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Obstruction of the superior vena cava represents an under-recognized cause of chylothorax in the adult population. Our case report describes the successful conservative management of chylothorax due to bilateral superior vena cava obstruction in an adult
Rosaria Barracano, MD +9 more
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Lymphovenous anastomosis for the treatment of persistent congenital chylothorax in a low-birth-weight infant: A case report. [PDF]
Rationale: Chylothorax remains a poorly understood phenomenon, and no optimal treatment or guidelines have been established. This is the first report of treating congenital chylothorax and lymphedema in a low-birth-weight infant by lymphovenous ...
Hayashida K, Yamakawa S, Shirakami E.
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Hodgkin's lymphoma in a milky way
Chylothorax refers to the accumulation of chyle in the pleural space. The most common cause of nontraumatic chylothorax is tuberculosis, malignancy, and congenital causes.
Hasna Erattengal, C Nandish
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Congenital chylothorax: a case report [PDF]
AbstractA case of unilateral congenital hydrothorax diagnosed at 21 weeks and treated with a pleuro‐amniotic shunt at 23 weeks' gestation is presented. The rapid production of pleural fluid led to the development of polyhydramnios which was treated with a selective Cox inhibitor.
T, Brito +8 more
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Refractory post‐operative chylothorax in congenital heart disease is difficult to treat. We present a case of intractable neonatal chylothorax after cardiac surgery due to central lymphatic flow disorder that was treated by creating a lymphovenous ...
Joshua Rezkalla +3 more
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Congenital Chylothorax in Neonatal Thyrotoxicosis [PDF]
We report a patient with congenital chylothorax who also had neonatal thyrotoxicosis secondary to maternal Graves' disease. Fetal tachycardia with hydrops was detected at 28 weeks' gestational age. The fetus responded to antithyroid medication in utero but had persistent bilateral pleural effusion.
H, Ibrahim +5 more
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A Case of Embolization of a Lymphatic Malformation Complicated by Chylothorax, Chylopericardium, and Interstitial Lung Disease in a 6-Year-Old Pediatric Patient. [PDF]
Background A 6‐year‐old child with a clinical history of chylopericardium treated with pericardiocentesis presented with retrosternal chest pain and asthenia in the past 2–3 days. The patient underwent a chest‐abdominal MRI revealing pericardial and pleural effusion with lymphatic malformation of the thoracic duct and lymphatic abdominal vessels ...
Rossi E +4 more
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ABSTRACT The objective was to prepare guidelines to perform the current optimum treatment by organizing effective and efficient treatments of hemangiomas and vascular malformations, confirming the safety, and systematizing treatment, employing evidence‐based medicine techniques and aimed at improvement of the outcomes.
Yoshiaki Kinoshita +116 more
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Despite the rapid advances in fetal medicine and pediatric surgery, congenital chylothoraces have an associated mortality of 22–65% and an increased morbidity resulting from pulmonary hypoplasia, severe infections secondary to immune globulin ...
Maggie M. Hodges +7 more
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Case report: Blotchy skin in a puffy neonate: is there a new association?
IntroductionPurpura fulminans in the neonatal population is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition complicated by thrombosis, resultant vital organ necrosis, and gangrene of the extremities.
Chacko J. Joseph +14 more
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